Victims ID'd in fatal Lawrence Township crash

Investigators have now released the names of the two men killed during a car crash in Lawrence Township. Nathan Glick, owner of Glick Construction.

By Doug Staley

Times Reporter

By Doug Staley

Posted Jan. 11, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jan 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM

By Doug Staley

Posted Jan. 11, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jan 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM

LAWRENCE TWP.

A local businessman and a passenger died when the car they were in early Tuesday struck a tree on Youth Street NW just east of state Route 93.

Nathan R. Glick, 34, who lives near the crash site in the 13000 block of Youth Street NW, was westbound on Youth Street when he lost control of his car and went off the left side of the road, said Sgt. Dean Christ of the Ohio Highway Patrol’s Canton post. The car apparently went airborne after cresting a hill, according to Christ.

It is believed the crash, in a rural area, occurred around midnight but was not discovered until shortly after 8 a.m. by a passing motorist, Christ said.

Glick and front-seat passenger Kevin J. Foraker, 23, of Columbus, were pronounced dead at the scene after their bodies were pulled from the crumpled four-door Cadillac CTS sedan.

Rear-seat passenger Brian S. Forest, 23, of Columbus, initially was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Canton but later was flown by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland to be treated for facial and skull injuries, a hospital spokeswoman said. A MetroHealth spokeswoman was unable to provide Forest’s condition Tuesday afternoon.

NO SEAT BELTS

None of the passengers was wearing their seat belts, the Highway Patrol reported. It is not known if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Glick, a father of three young children, was the owner of Lawrence Township-based Nathan Glick Construction, Glick Real Estate and Appaloosa Lake Resort. Glick was a third-generation home builder, according to his business website.

Family friend Diane Lyons said Glick hosted charity and church youth group events at his resort on Youth Street, which also served as a party and wedding center.

“I’ve always known him to be a good person. He always treated us very nicely. He was a very giving person,” Lyons said.

Glick’s parents, Albert and Elaine, his sister, Lanette, and several other relatives visited the crash scene Tuesday morning. Elaine said her son, raised in the Dalton area, was the youngest of 13 children.

“He was my baby and I loved him,” she said.

Foraker was supposed to pick up materials from Glick’s warehouse on Youth Street on Monday night, according to his father-in-law, Julius Toth, of Akron.

“He was with Nate last night. I don’t know what happened. I was supposed to see him this morning,” Toth said. “... He was just an amazing young man with a huge future.”